The School of Inge

Lyudmila Mironova; Tatiana Karpova

doi:10.21638/spbu03.2019.101

Authors

Lyudmila Mironova Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, Saint Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya nab., 7–9, Saint Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6620-1591
Tatiana Karpova NCI/CCR/LRBGE Optical Microscopy Core NCI-NIH, LRBGE, Bldg 41, Rm C615, 41 Medlars Drive, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6025-2128

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu03.2019.101

Abstract

These notes were written in relation to 80th anniversary of professor Sergey Inge-Vechtomov, who about 50 years is the head of laboratory of physiological genetics. Authors describe the amazing atmosphere of the scientific creativity that was cultivated by Sergey in his lab from the very beginning of its existence, recall the many people who worked there in the 60s and 70s, remember funny situations from the history of the laboratory. Sergey G. Inge-Vechtomov instilled in his students high standards of scientific research. Being a mentor is a special talent. Very few had such a strong impact on the lives and characters of his students like Sergey G. Inge-Vechtomov. Very few can be called a true Teacher.